The driver of a wedding bus that crashed and killed 10 people and injured 25 in NSW’s Hunter Valley last year has reached a plea deal to have the most serious charges of manslaughter dropped, according to a report.
The driver of a wedding bus that crashed and killed 10 people and injured 25 in NSW’s Hunter Valley last year has reached a plea deal to have the most serious charges dropped.
Mr Button is due to face Newcastle Local Court on Wednesday where he is expected to plead guilty to multiple charges of dangerous driving occasioning death. Matt Mullen, father of Rebecca Mullen, said the families felt “betrayed”. “I begged them and we’re still waiting now in the process, hoping that they will reconsider,” he told the broadcaster.
“I’m no legal expert but I know the 10 people that did die on that bus deserve more than this,” Montana Bray said. Mr Button faced Newcastle Local Court last month, where he had been expected to enter pleas but his lawyer Chris O’Brien asked for an adjournment to allow him to obtain expert evidence.He said the specialist evidence would allow the defence to properly respond to the Crown prosecutor’s opinion so the parties could hold another case conference.
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